RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.

PART I: Adopts the code of fair campaign practices to allow candidates and noncandidates to agree to conduct their campaigns consistent with the code. PART II: Allows for a candidate that obtains the minimum qualifying contribution amount for public funding be eligible to receive payments of $3 for each $1 of qualifying contributions under $10 in excess of minimum qualifying contributions amounts. PART III: Establishes a public participation fee to be paid by noncandidate committees that only make independent expenditures and directs those funds to the partial public financing program. PART IV: Increases spending limits by ten per cent for candidates that voluntarily agree to limit campaign expenditures.